Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 31:

“Hello, Hyung .  This is my noonah .  Noonah .  This is the hyung I was talking about, Woojin-hyung . ”

“It’s been awhile, Jiwon . You are still very pretty . ”

Jiwon smirked at how shameless Woojin was being .  She had firmly put on a hat .  So, how would he know if she was still pretty?

“It’s been awhile . ”

She had last seen him 5 years ago when Woojin had gone missing .  It was the time when her life had taken a turn .

“We are about to go eat some grilled beef entrails .  Do you want to accompany us for some alcohol?”

“Uh?  Grilled beef entrails?”

Do-jiwon hesitated when she heard Woojin’s words .  Had he been this aggressive in the past?  Jiwon tried to comb through her memories, but Woojin’s current figure was very different from the past .
No .  She hadn’t been that close to him in the first place 5 years ago .  She probably just didn’t know about Woojin’s personality .

“Ah . Places with a lot of people is… . ”

“That’s right . We just ate our dinner, so we are full . ”

Woojin grinned when Jaemin also stepped forward to make excuses .

“Do you think food stomach and alcohol stomach is the same thing?”

At Woojin’s word, Jiwon turned to look at Jaemin .  She wanted to talk with Woojin .  She wanted to thank him for helping out her brother .  Moreover, she had to give back the excessive amount of money he gave Jaemin .

“How can we go to an establishment that serves alcohol with my brother wearing his uniform?  Let’s just go home and talk .  I heard all about you helping my brother . ”

“Eh-ee . This kid is good at drink alcohol . ”

At Woojin’s word, Jaemin had a guilty expression on his face .  Jiwon whipped her head around to glared at Jaemin .

“You drink alcohol now?”

“That isn’t… . ”

Ah . Woojin was the one that made him drink it, so what was he doing?  How cheap are you? J aemin’s eyes looked at Woojin as if to say he wanted to be saved .  Woojin grinned as he spoke .

“Send this kid home . Let’s drink without him . ”

“Uh?”

“This is the first time I met a high school friend since I’ve been back . You can tell me all that has happened . ”

That’s right .  Woojin had gone missing .  She had remembered Woojin in the first place, because Woojin had gone missing right before the Dungeon Shock . It used to be the hottest news in school .

“Let’s go . ”

“Do you like beef entrails?”

“Yeah .  I also have something to say to you . ”

Jiwon was about to go when Jaemin grabbed his noonah’s arm .

“Noonah .  Don’t drink too much . ”
“All right .  You go home first . ”
“Noonah . If you feel like you are getting drunk, call me immediately . ”
“Ooh-ee-gooh .  Go home and study .  You said your test is coming up soon . ”

Jiwon saw her worried brother off then she followed after Woojin .

“Is that your car?”

“No . It’s the car of a dongsaeng I work with . ”

Zzeeeng .

Sunggoo opened the window of the front passenger seat to see outside . Then he bowed towards the passenger seat .

“Hello, noo-nim . ”

“Ah, yes . Hello . ”

Jiwon quickly lowered her head, then she pushed the brim of her hat down further . The large visor of the cap covered everything up to the bridge of her nose . However, one could tell she was a beauty just by looking at her slender jawline, and red lips .

When Jiwon sat in the back, Woojin followed her in .

“Hyung-nim . Where should I take you?”

“Where do you think? Weren’t you going to take me to a delicious beef entrails restaurant?”

He wanted to go to a beef entrails restaurant with such a beauty?   Woojin didn’t care if Sunggoo thought it was weird or not .  He wanted to eat beef entrails today .

“Noo-nim . Are you ok with eating beef entrails?”

“Yes . It’s fine . However, can you find somewhere with sparse amount of people… . ”

“Coincidentally, there is a place I go to regularly . They aren’t doing well, so there won’t be any people there . ”

Woojin frowned .  He wanted to eat at a place where the beef entrails was delicious .

“…doesn’t that mean it isn’t tasty?”

“No . I guarantee it will be really delicious . ”

Sunggoo was basically the chauffeur as he just drove the car . The two in the back seat didnt’ speak for a long time . 성

“So why are you going around wearing that hat?  You didn’t wash your hair?”

“…… . ”

Sunggoo sucked in a breath at Woojin’s word .   Sunggoo had known Woojin had a difficult personality, but how could he ask a woman such a question?
Perhaps, his great hyung-nim was a virgin…… . (TLN:slang term was used . Mo-ssol=shortened from motel solo=single since mother’s womb)
The way he treats women is too clumsy .

“N…no . I just like wearing a hat . ”

“Hmm . Is that so?”

Woojin tried to think about the past, but he came up blank .  He just remembered Jiwon had been the prettiest girl in school .
He couldn’t remember her personality or even her appearance .

“Ah, is that so? Any ways, I’m really glad I got to meet you . I was surprised when Jaemin said you are his noonah . ”

What was it?  How can he treat a person in such a comfortable manner?  Jiwon felt like she was falling into Woojin’s pace .

“I was also surprised .  Jaemin doesn’t talk too much about his school life, so I didn’t know he was being bullied . I’m really thankful . ”

“Ah, it was nothing . Jaemin helped me a lot too . . ”

Jiwon remembered what Jaemin had said, and she spoke quietly .

“I heard you extorted money from him… . ”

“Haha . I just borrowed it . I borrowed it . Why aren’t you driving faster, Sunggoo?”

“We are in a school zone, hyung-nim . ”

“…… . ”

Why couldn’t this **** read his cue?

While Jiwon was laughing, Sunggoo’s car left the main street into a construction zone where a neon sign was blinking .

“Chet .  It seems a Dungeon Break happened here . ”

“Yes, hyung-nim .  This was originally an empty lot, but they started construction about a month ago . ”

When a Dungeon Break happens, the area around the station becomes totaled in an instant .  After the area around the station was organized again, the development plans varied on what kind of Dungeon formed near the station .

“Why is there such a large construction site near this station?”
“Ah . This is the housing complex where Kim-gahngchul will be moving into . ”

“Who is that?”

“What?”

“I said who is that person . ”

How could he not know about Kim-gahngchul?  Amongst the 10 great Roused of Korea, he was the most successful one .

“You don’t know who Kim-gahgchul is?”

“I have no idea”

“He was the very first Rank A Roused of Korea . If you look at the Roused Rankings, he is ranked 1st . ”

“Is he trying to build some pleasure palace?  Why is he building such a big house?”

Hyung-nim was 24 years old, but how could he know less on how society worked than a 21 year old?

“This isn’t all going to be Kim-gahngchul’s house . It is a housing complex being advertised as where he would live . ”

The area around stations were dangerous .
If the Dungeon couldn’t be cleared within 30 days then the Break would happen . As the word indicates, the monsters would flood out . It was the worst thing that could happen to a residential neighborhood .
It was like living next to a ticking bomb .

However, it was an entirely different situation if a high ranked Roused lived nearby . The Roused living nearby would help attack the Dungeon just from the fact that they didn’t want their house to be damaged .
This was why the real estate developers were desperate to have a high level Roused, so they could use the Roused as publicity models .

After listening to Sunggoo’s explanation, Woojin understood .

“So, if one could raise one’s Rank then one could get free housing . ”

“…that’s correct . ”

Woojin started touching his Roused card . Jung-minchan was very quick in handling his business . Woojin was handed a Rank C card, and Sunggoo was made into Rank D .

‘Should I visit the Bureau to raise my Rank?’

He was able to enter high rank Dungeons as a Rank C, so he didn’t really care about his rank .  However, the numerous benefits a top Rank received was enticing .

Do-jiwon was surprised when she saw Woojin’s Roused card .

“Wooojin . You are a Rank C Roused?”

“Uh? Yeah . ”

“Jaemin said you were Rank F . ”

“Ah, it rose . ”

Didn’t he know Roused Rank wasn’t something that was easily raisable?  Jiwon looked at Woojin in a new light . She had heard from Jaemin that Woojin was making a lot of money . If he was a Rank C then she could understand why .

“Let me ask you a question . ”

“Uh?”

Jiwon became really nervous at Woojin’s question . She hoped he wouldn’t asked about her complex . Her heart started to beat faster from concern .

“How was I in the past?”

“Uh?”

Woojin wanted to know more about his past self . He had lived a hellish life for the past 20 years at the Planet Alphen . It almost made him forget who he was .

“We weren’t that close, so… . ”

“Ah, is that so? Do you remember who I was close to?”

“I don’t… . ”

Woojin thought for a moment .  Jiwon glanced towards Woojin .  When she saw Woojin look outside the window as he frowned, her heart fluttered .  Was that weird?

It has been a while since she had met someone who only remembered her from 5 years ago when she had been pretty . Moreover, he didn’t show any sympathy or disgust . It had been awhile since she had a conversation like this, and she welcomed it .

This was why she didn’t want him to see it . Jiwon pushed her hat deeper on to her head .

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Sunggoo drove past the construction site of the housing complex then they stopped on top of hill at the poor part of the city . This place didn’t even have access to a subway, so it was an inconvenient place to live .

Most of the affluent people had left Seoul .  The people in the poor part of the city remained as they guarded where they lived .

“Aigo . My baby is here?”

“Grandma!”

“Aigo .  Are you friends with my Sunggoo?”

“No . It’s just a hyung-nim and noo-nim that I know . ”

“Ah-yoo . You are Sunggoo’s seniors . Please have a seat . ”

The restaurant was located in a run down building, and there were only 5 table there . Moreover, the store was empty . It seemed Woojin’s party was the first customer of the day .

Was this place really a delicious restaurant?

He came here with a very high expectation…… .

“This is your grandmother’s store?”

“No . This is the store of my friend’s grandmother . ”

“You brought us here to increase revenue for your friends restaurant??”

“Heh heh . It isn’t like that . Amongst all the places I know, this restaurant has the best tasting beef entrails . ”

Woojin had a skeptical expression on his face . However, as the food was being laid out, his rigid expression relaxed .
The beef entrails was delicious .

No . It seemed every food on earth was delicious to Woojin . The grandmother, who was the owner, was pretty skilled at cooking food .

“This is the first time I am drinking alcohol with Hyung-him . I am honored . ”

“Fill it to the brim . ”

Sunggoo poured soju into Woojin’s glass .

“It is an honor to be able to drink with hyung-nim’s alumni . ”

“Ah, yes… . ”

Is this person in the mafia?  Every word he says ends with hyung-nim .

“Kyahh . It’s delicious . ”

After the toast, he emptied the soju . Then he picked up a well-cooked beef entrails, and he ate it after dipping it in a sauce . The cool soju and the chewy texture of beef entrails was downright delicious .

“Ah . This is tasty . ”

Every time Woojin’s glass emptied, Sunggoo immediately refilled the alcohol . Woojin was able to have a good meal .

It seemed Woojin really just came to eat some beef entrails with no ulterior motive . This made Sungoo and Jiwon stare vacantly at Woojin . Jiwon looked like a fish out of water .

“Huh? Why aren’t you eating? I’ll pay . Eat it . ”

“…… . ”

Sunggoo secretly glanced at Woojin and Jiwon to gauge the mood .
In the beginning, he thought Woojin had brought Jiwon, because they were close school mates . However, it seemed that wasn’t the case . By listening to their conversation, this was the first time they met in five years, and they were only acquainted with each other’s face .

Wa .  If it was me, I would have avoided such an awkward situation . I would have just parted ways after giving a greeting .

‘Maybe hyung-nim isn’t used to being around a woman?’

Maybe hyung-nim liked the pretty nonnah with the graceful jawline? Is that why he brought her here? What was Woojin thinking inside? As his manager, what was his duty?

‘All right . I’ll create the mood then I’ll excuse myself . ’

Maybe hyung-nim was trying to test his ability . As a Roused, he had cut short his college life, but he had a lot of experience drinking alcohol as a freshman .
Sunggoo’s wasn’t placed under academic probation for nothing . He’ll prove it here .
Then several dozen methods to break this awkward situation passed through his head like instinct .

“Hyung-nim!  Let’s do a game .  A game . ”

“Huh? A game?”

Woojin had left earth during his 3rd year of high school, so how would he know the drinking tradition of a college student?

Sunggoo grabbed a bottle of alcohol in one hand, and he spoke in a regional dialect . Then Woojin experienced a new world .

The situation developed too fast for Woojin to stop it .

Woojin experienced a diverse game .

On the floor below the table, 12 empty bottles of soju was lined up .  Jiwon was slumped over, and she was using her arms as a pillow .
As he looked at Jiwon, the red face Sunggoo stood up on his chair then he started to shake his shoulders .

“Drink . Drink . The alcohol is going down . Gulp . Slurp . Gulp . Gulp . Keep doing the shoulder dance . Look at my shoulders . Tal~”

Woojin’s face hardened . He had come here to eat the delicious beef entrail and soju .  However, why was Sunggoo trying so hard to make him drink alcohol?

“Why don’t you sit before I wrench your shoulders out of their sockets?”

His voice held a murderous intent .  Sunggoo’s dancing shoulders came to a halt . It was instinctual .
Sunggoo neck retreated like a turtle, then his gaze met Woojin’s eyes .

“Sit . ”

“Yes, sir . ”

Ah . He was waking up from the alcohol . Sunggoo quickly sat back in his chair . Both their eyes headed toward Jiwon . She had passed out after imbibing a lot of alcohol .

“Mmmm . ”

Jiwon was already passed out, and when she moved a little bit, her hat fell away .

“Uh?”

Sunggoo rubbed his eyes .  He couldn’t believe what he was seeing .  However, he wasn’t imagining it .
The left side of Jiwon’s head was bereft of any hair . On her scalp, there were lumpy scars that was unsightly . The injury reached past her forehead, and it reached her left eye .

“…… . ”

Sunggoo looked at Woojin to see his reaction .  However, Woojin indifferently looked at Jiwon .